Sept 30 Newsletter

Edgar Farms Farm Store News September 30, 2009 www.EdgarFarms.com Dear Friends: Our farm store is closing for the season today due to the cold nights that are in the forecast. We will open our store again next May. Thank you so very much for all your support!! Edgar Farms Asparagus Festival - May 29 & 30, 2010 Our Farm Store will re-open May 2010 We have decided that we need to close our farm store a little early this year - we usually remain open until Thanksgiving - but with -7 in the forecast for tonight we are concerned that our preserves might freeze. We will however be open by appointment throughout the winter, just call ahead. Picture above was taken at our farm store by Michael Buckley at our 2009 Asparagus Festival. We will be opening our store again next year just as soon as we start harvesting our delicious fresh, sweet and tender asparagus, which could be as early as May 3 or as late as May 24. This picture of asparagus was taken last May. Christmas Gift Ideas !! . We have a great selection of our home made preserves that make great and unique Christmas gifts. Simply phone ahead (403) 227-2443 and we will be glad to open our store for you. Asparagus Pickle Tips Dill & Garlic or Spicy - 500 ml - $9.00 1 L - $16.00 Asparagus Pickle Bits Dill & Garlic or Spicy - 500 ml - $5.00 Asparagus Relish - 250 ml - $5.00 500 ml - $10.00 Beet Pickles Traditional or Alspice & Cloves - 500 ml - $7.00 Beet Relish -250 ml $5.00 Pickled Beans Dill & Garlic - 500 ml - $9.00 Pickled Snow Peas -500 ml - $8.00 Apple Chutney or Apple Butter - 250 ml - $5.00 Candied Crabapples 0r Spiced Apples - 500 ml - $6.00 Raspberry Jam, Strawberry Jam or Crabapple Jelly - 500 ml - $5.00 Pickled Carrots - 500 ml - $8.00 Edgar Farms Asparagus Festival 2010 !! Please mark your calendars - May 29 & 30, 2010. We would love to have you visit our farm and tour and learn alll about our unique asparagus operation. More details to follow. Thank you, everyone for all the support of our family farm over the past year !! Picture is of our family, the 4th, 5th,and 6th generations on our family farm. Check out whats happening on our other websites Doug's Farm Blog http://dougsfarmblog.blogspot.com/ We also have all our previous newsletters at http://newslettersedgarfarms.blogspot.com/ We have a Flickr account with lots of pictures of what is happening at http://www.flickr.com/photos/37363547@N03/ We also have a Facebook page and would love you to be our friend. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1646005197&ref=name Last but certainly not least we have our web site at http://www.edgarfarms.com

Hope you all have a fun, safe and healthy winter. Sincerely, Elna Edgar Edgar Farms

Sept 3-09 Farm Newsletter

Edgar Farms Farm Store News September 3, 2009 www.EdgarFarms.com Dear Friends: Our delicious super sweet garden peas, green and yellow beans are now nearing the end of the season. These plants are very frost sensitive so once the first frost hits we will be finished fresh peas and beans for the year. Our farm store will continue to have a good supply of fresh vegetables including potatoes, Beck Farms carrots, cabbage, cauliflower and much more until we close after the Thanksgiving weekend. We have lots of preserves including our very popular home made raspberry jam and NEW this year, our delicious homemade saskatoon jam. Asparagus season is finished until next May, but we still have frozen asparagus soup, asparagus dip, asparagus puree, asparagus pickles and relish for your enjoyment. We are still picking shelling peas !!! There is nothing better tasting than freshly picked local peas straight out of the shells as our two granddaughters will tell you. It is hard to get them to pose for a picture because they are so busy eating peas when we go out to the field. It is also hard for me to take the picture as I am also too busy enjoying the peas and the granddaughters. Customers say our peas taste the best - that is because of the special varieties we grow and because our peas are so fresh and they are thoroughly chilled very quickly after picking in a tub of very cold water to keep the sugars from turning to bitter tasting starch. Beans - Lots of green and yellow beans but once the frost hits they're done for the year. Innisfail Growers Customer Appreciation Day was a success!! Edgar Farms has been a member of Innisfail Growers Co-op since 1993. This is the marketing arm of five local farm families. At 20 local Farmers Markets throughout the summer you will find the garden peas and other produce & preserves from our farm. Our peas and beans can also be found at your local farmers market, at the Innisfail Growers booth. Thank you to all that attended our open house on the Aug. 1 long weekend. We had great weather and lots of people coming to the farm. After a brief rain shower Saturday evening we had to do wagon rides to field because of the mud. Check out what Innisfail growers is up to at www.innisfailgrowers.com What's happening on the farm? Picture is of our family, the 4th, 5th,and 6th generations on our farm. We have started harvesting our traditional grain crops. Picture is of me (Elna) in front of our grain combine in a field of dry yellow peas. These peas will be sold for processing that will be used for making split pea soup. This picture is of Doug in front of our silage pit. The silage will be used for cattle feed in the winter. Click on Doug's Farm Blog link below for the full story. Check out whats happening on our other websites Doug's Farm Blog http://dougsfarmblog.blogspot.com/ We also have all our previous newsletters at http://newslettersedgarfarms.blogspot.com/ We have a Flickr account with lots of pictures of what is happening at http://www.flickr.com/photos/37363547@N03/ We also have a Facebook page and would love you to be our friend. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1646005197&ref=name Last but certainly nost least we have our web site at http://www.edgarfarms.com Please be sure and stop at our farm for some fresh garden peas, and many other local farm fresh veggies. Also check out our home raised angus beef, homemade pickles, jam, relish pies and much more. Sincerely, Elna Edgar Edgar Farms